Senior Embedded Engineer Safety
2 months agoSeniorSalary: 120K - 165KAndover, MA, USAHybridFull TimeEngineeringJobs by Symbotic Inc.
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Symbotic develops AI-enabled robotic systems and software for end-to-end warehouse and supply-chain automation.
Wilmington, Massachusetts, United States
About Symbotic Inc.
Symbotic provides turnkey warehouse automation systems that use autonomous robots and AI-enhanced software to store, move, sort, and fulfill goods, including distribution and micro-fulfillment operations.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will design and implement safety-relevant C++ software for QNX and POSIX systems. You will integrate hardware peripherals and communication protocols, build Python hardware-in-the-loop test infrastructure, contribute to hazard and safety analyses, improve CI and test tooling, and support audits and safety-compliance activities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of systems-level or embedded software development experience
- Experience with C++, C, Rust, Go, or similar systems programming languages
- Understanding of POSIX userspace concepts including threads, sockets, signals, IPC, and shared memory
- Experience working with hardware, datasheets, register maps, and hardware interface documentation
- Professional Python tooling or automation infrastructure experience
- Knowledge of version control, code reviews, CI/CD, documentation, and maintainable software architecture
- QNX or RTOS experience, IEC 61508 familiarity, TÜV Functional Safety Engineer certification, HIL testing, vendor SDK integration, or binary communication protocol experience preferred
- Valid driver's license and ability to travel to client and customer locations
Responsibilities
- Design and implement safety-relevant software components in C++17 on QNX and POSIX systems
- Develop software services that interface with hardware peripherals, communication protocols, and vendor SDKs
- Build and maintain Python hardware-in-the-loop test automation infrastructure
- Participate in hazard analysis, DFMEA, FMEDA, fault tree analysis, and safety reviews
- Collaborate with systems, hardware, project, and development partners to achieve system safety goals
- Improve build systems, CI pipelines, developer tooling, and software test infrastructure
- Support audits, safety assessments, and functional safety compliance efforts
- Travel to support integration, testing, and cross-functional collaboration
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- 401K
- PTO